I just had a kid, and, well, covid caused the gym to be closed. I did however continue using an x-3 bar. I’d say that the deadlifts were probably more like rack pulls than anything, and my sets were typically in the higher ranges of reps due to the level of resistance.
I plan on starting back in the gym the week after next (due to life, I can’t start next week), and am going to start off with reusing the beginner’s template. Given that I’ve kept up with some level of resistance training, would you suggest starting out with Phase 1 or Phase 2?